Used Audi Q4 e-tron prices have dropped far enough that Electrifying is running the buying guide on a car it owns. The presenter says the Sportback 45 Black Edition quattro in the video belongs to a member of the team, who bought it under a year old for just over half its new price, and that the same car was worth more than £60,000 new. Some earlier Q4s, the video says, now sit around a quarter of that. None of which is the difficult part. The difficult part is working out which Q4 you are looking at, because Audi has spread 35, 40, 45, 50 and 55 badges across two body styles, a fistful of trim names and an options list that changes the ownership experience more than the trim badge does.
The reason there are so many of these on the used market is the reason they are cheap. The video notes the Q4 sells new mainly to company car drivers attracted by low tax rates, then lands on the used market in volume a few years later when the fleets let go of them. Supply keeps prices soft. There is a second advantage the badge does not advertise: the Q4 shares its underpinnings with the Volkswagen ID.4 and Skoda Enyaq, so parts and independent specialist knowledge are far more available than for a low volume EV. On battery health, the evidence in the video is encouraging but thin. The presenter says none of the Q4s checked online had dropped below 90 percent, including one that had covered over 100,000 miles in five years, and a 41,000 mile car reading 93 percent. That is a handful of listings rather than a study, and buyers should treat it that way. Ask for a verifiable state of health report before agreeing a price, and read a refusal as information.
On the hardware, the video reports a 77 kWh pack across the range, a smaller 58 kWh pack on early cars that was dropped in 2023, and a different 59 kWh pack reintroduced in 2025. The most efficient versions are said to be the rear wheel drive 45 models, quoted at 342 miles WLTP when new and around 250 to 310 miles in real use, while the Q4 35 is quoted at 215 miles official and closer to 175 in practice. Degradation is described as roughly one to two percent per year and per 10,000 miles as a rule of thumb. The 2022 model year added 135 kW charging and a larger 11.6 inch screen, and 2023 brought recalibrated suspension and more efficient motors. Audi covers the battery for eight years or 100,000 miles against degradation, the presenter says, with three years or 60,000 miles on the rest, which the video calls light next to the seven year cover Kia offers on the EV6.
On the road, the presenter is honest about the ceiling. The Q4 is called stable and neutral rather than special, and the video says the Skoda Enyaq Vorsprung rides better. Pace is not the problem: 0 to 62 mph is quoted at 6.6 seconds for the 45 quattro, 5.5 for the 55 and 8.1 for the 40. Regen is a single B mode with no paddles. The video recommends hunting for the optional adaptive dampers, and puts servicing at every two years or 18,000 miles with the car in insurance group 26. Known irritations are small: no rear wiper on the Sportback, and a colleague's car had a temperamental charging flap.
Bottom line: this is a sensible used EV wearing a badge that makes it feel like more of a decision than it is. Buy on options rather than trim name, aim for a 2023 or later car with the adaptive dampers, and get the state of health in writing. UK buyers looking at nearly new stock need to check one number before anything else: a list price over £50,000 including extras on a car registered after April 2025 drags in the expensive car supplement, which the video puts at an extra £440 a year on top of the standard rate until the car turns six. That trap will cost you more than any option you skipped.
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